# US 10,479,038 B2 · Juicing system with variable pressing parameters

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- Number: US 10,479,038 B2
- Document ID: US10479038B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/448,055
- Filed: 2017-03-02
- Published: 2017-11-09
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-03
- Assignees: Fresh Press LLC
- Applicants: Fresh Press LLC
- Inventors: Douglas Evans; Paul Katz; Neil Schultz; Andrew Murphy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479038B2

## CPC

- B30B 9/262: {means disposed in the casing facilitating the squeezing-out of liquid}
- A23L 2/04: Extraction of juices (machines or apparatus for extracting juice A23N1/00, A47J19/00)
- A47J 19/02: Citrus fruit squeezers; Other fruit juice extracting devices
- A47J 19/06: Juice presses for vegetables
- B30B 1/18: by screw means {(B30B9/3064 takes precedence)}
- B30B 9/047: {Control arrangements}
- B30B 9/06: co-operating with permeable casings or strainers
- B65D 75/5855: {Peelable seals}
- B65D 75/5866: {Integral spouts}
- B30B: PRESSES IN GENERAL (producing ultra-high pressure or ultra-high pressure and high temperature to effect modifications of a substance, e.g. for making artificial diamonds B01J3/00 ){(compressing means for refuse receptacles B65F1/1405)}
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A juicer cartridge includes a liquid impermeable compartment at least partially surrounding food matter. An information region may be disposed on the liquid impermeable compartment, wherein the information region includes information for controlling at least one pressing parameter for pressing the juicer cartridge, such as a desired pressing speed, force profile, pressing temperature, total pressing stroke, number of pauses, number of press and/or retract cycles, and a distance of a press and/or retract cycle. The juicer cartridge may be used by placing it in the pressing chamber of a juicer that reads information from the information region and presses the juicer cartridge using the information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A juicer cartridge comprising:
a liquid impermeable compartment at least partially surrounding food matter; and
an information region associated with the liquid impermeable compartment, wherein the information region includes information for controlling at least one pressing parameter for pressing the juicer cartridge.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The juicer cartridge of claim 1, wherein the information region is disposed on the liquid impermeable compartment.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The juicer cartridge of claim 1, wherein the information region is attached to the liquid impermeable compartment.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The juicer cartridge of claim 1, wherein the at least one pressing parameter includes at least one of a desired pressing speed, force profile, pressing temperature, total pressing stroke, number of pauses, number of press and/or retract cycles, and a distance of a press and/or retract cycle.

### Claim 5

A method comprising:
positioning a juicer cartridge in a pressing chamber of a juicer;
reading information from an information region associated with the juicer cartridge with a reader associated with the juicer; and pressing the juicer cartridge with the juicer, wherein at least one pressing parameter is controlled using the information read from the information region of the juicer cartridge.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one pressing parameter includes at least one of a desired pressing speed, force profile, pressing temperature, total pressing stroke, number of pauses, number of press and/or retract cycles, and a distance of a press and/or retract cycle.